I want to simulate flow through and around porous media.
I created a mesh in block-mesh and blockmesh defines the porous zone in the cellZone-file.
Now I want to build the mesh with gamit and then export the mesh to OF.
But how can I define a porous zone with Gambit?
In the attached file you can see the channel with the porous block inside.
Has anyone an idea how to solve the problem?

Hi MAx,
I want to solve flow through porous medium problem.For this I need to create a porous continuum.I am currently working with GAMBIT 2.4.6,in which I found only fluid and solid continuum.Now how to create a porous continuum in GAMBIT 2.4.6? I have also seen the following link...

Define your porous zone as fluid in Gambit , (but separated as the default domain)
Once your mesh is imported in Fluent, define the fluid zone as porous-jump instead of interior

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February 26, 2015 08:01

Porous continuum in GAMBIT

Hi Max,
Thanks for the reply.I have tried the method you suggested.I still have a problem in the procedure you mentioned.

I have defined the zone of porous medium as fluid in GAMBIT( I named it as "middle", with continuum as fluid in GAMBIT.).
When I transferred this to FLUENT, in boundary conditions panel, in the boundary conditions panel, a default interior 013 is shown (the mesh in that zone) also there is "middle" shown as fluid.My question is:
Should I change this default interior 013 to "porous jump" or
should I change the zone of "middle" from fluid to porous?
Which is correct?